Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Giannis Antetokounmpo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Nate Thurmond 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Nate Thurmond 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Nate Thurmond 0

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Nate Thurmond 5

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Nate Thurmond 0 *

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Nate Thurmond 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.